duties

/duːtiz/

//duːtiz// noun

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"duties" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“duties” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,153. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,153
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of duty

Corpus desk

Index EN-duties · duties · English

duties · rank #4,153 · 8 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,153
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH diversity

Nearest frequency peer: diversity (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “duties”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “duties” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

duties vs dies
67% similar
duties vs dues
67% similar
duties vs dates
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for duties
PropertyValue
Headwordduties
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/duːtiz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#4,153
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “duties”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).dutieslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “diversity” (#4,152), “encouraged” (#4,154), “desperate” (#4,151). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “duties” is #4,153. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around duties (IPA /duːtiz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,153 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of duty".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for duties, with forms such as "dduties", "dtuies", and "duites". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "dies", "dues", "dates", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is duties, spelled D-U-T-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of duty

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dduties
  • dtuies
  • duites
  • duteis
  • dutiess
  • dutise
  • dutties
  • udties

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of duties - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dduties1dtuies2duites2duteis2dutiess1dutise2dutties1udties2
Edit distance from "duties"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "duties"?
"duties" is spelled D-U-T-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /duːtiz/.
What does "duties" mean?
As a noun, "duties" means: plural of duty
What words are commonly confused with "duties"?
"duties" is commonly confused with "dies", "dues", "dates". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "duties"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "duties" is /duːtiz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "duties" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "duties", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

frozen#4,159guards#4,160hiding#4,161invest#4,167

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

blast8 variantsmanual8 variantswooden8 variantspunch8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list